Wax pot



April 21, 1925.

J. F. STAN DISH wx POT Filed April 22, 1921 2 Sheets-She et 1 I //v VENTOR aprii'zl, 1925. 1,534,093

J. F. STANDISH WAX POT Filed April 22, 192], 2 Sheets-Sheet 2 //v VENTORPatented Apr. 21, 1925.

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MACHINERY GORPOBA'IIGN, OLE PATERSON, NEVJ JERSEY.

Application filed April 22, 1921.

To all whom 2'25 may concern:

Be it known that 1, JOHN l STANDISII, a citizen of the United States,residing at lVinthrop, in the county of Suiiolk and State oflilassachusetts, have invented certain Improvements in Wax Pots, ofwhich the following description, in connection with the accompanyingdrawings, is a specification, like reference characters onthe drawingsindicating like parts in the several ures.

This invention relates to waxing and polishing and is hereinshown asembodied in a machine for burnishing theheels of boots and shoes.

In machines of this character, employing a wax receptaclefrom which waxis transferred to a burnishing tool,'it is customary for the operator toplace pieces of wax in solid form in a heated receptacle. It is aditlicult matter to estimate the amount of liquid wax which these piecesof solid wax will produce and, as the latter liquefy, the wax is apt toflow over the sides of the reservoir and down, over the frame or on tothe floor. Again, the application of the heat has not been efi'ectedwith sufficient economy. Usually the heating device is applied near thecenter of the reservoir which results in maintaining all the wax insubstantially the same condition of fluidity. Furthermore, when the waxhas solidified over night and it is desired to start the machine in the1 morning, the heated receptaclefirst causes a device of this characterwhich will obviate the above mentioned and other deficiencies. Inaccordance with one feature, the Wax pot is divided into a comparativelysmall compartment under which the heat is concentrated and a connectedand larger supply compartment extending further from the source of heat.Thus a small supply 0t thoroughly melted wax 1S always available and itis unnecessary to heat it all to the melting point. The dividing wallprevents any considerable body of congealed wax JERSEY, A CORPORATION OFNEW WAX POT.

Serial No. 463,503.

from being disturbed when the wax feeder is started and, to make itpossible to begin the burnishing sooner when the wax is congealed, 1preferably provide the wax feeding wheel with a preheating device whichmelts the wax immediately around the wheel to allow its prompt rotation.In the illustra.--

Fig. 1 is a rear elevation, partly in section;

Fig. 2 a top plan view, partly in section; Fig. 3 a right-hand endelevation;

a a rear view or the wax pot with a gas heating appliance;

Fig. 5 a section on the line 55 of Fig. 4. In the illustrativeconstruction, the wax supplying and feeding instrumentalities aremounted below and to the rear of the rotary burnishing tool. To astationary hollow shaft 2 are fixed a flanged bushing a and a collar 8between which is mounted for angular adjustment a sleeve 10 formed as apar of the arm 12 which supports the wax feeding mechanism. re turn thesleeve angularly to adjust the wax feeding mechanism;

with reference to the burnishing tool, the sleeve 10 is-provided with anintegral lug 1e against which engages a hand-screw 1t; threaded througha lug 6 on the bushing a. 0n the end of the supporting arm 12 is a waxpot 20mounted adjacent to the burnishing iron which may be formed insections carried by springs 2 L fixed to the drive shaft 2-6.

To prevent the scattering of solid wax when the machine is first startedand to reduce the amount oi heat which is required to keep a suiiicientquantity of liquid wax available, the wax pct 20 is divided intoconnected compartments. As shown, there is a comparatively largecompartment 28 for cold wax, and a smaller compartment or well 3% forliquid wax, these being separated by a partition 30 having an apertureat 32 V 42 is supported in a lug ex to allow the passage of Wax.

conveys the liquid to the hurnishing tool. This Wheel is mounted torotate in a bracket 38 extending from the arm 12 and is driven by ashaft 40. To avoid the ne essity for heating a large quantity of coldwax and to enable the niachineito be started sooner when the was: iscongealed, the Ni l 36 is provided with an an niary heat means 0preheater. As shown, gas burner to ing froin the bracket 38 and isarranged 0 direztthe heat against the face of the Wheel.

To prevent' an excessive supply of solid wax melting and'overllowlng thesides ot the WilX-POt and to limit the amount th Wheel 36 erojects intotheliquid'n'air, ther is provided a pipe ie formed a portion oft-hepartition 30' and terminating below the level of therim oi the was potto limit the depth oiithe-liquid Wax. The pipe e tends downthrough thebottom oft-the pot over adrip panel; which collects lie surplus Wax.Also fol-men as a portion of thepartition is an auxiliary was: pet foranother kind of wax, such as theblael:

Wax used more especially for filling the thehollow' shaft 2. ll henenelectric heating means is vnot available, the Wax pot may be heated bymeans of gas. [is SllOWlYll'l Figs. 4 and 5, the enlargement eO isprovided With an 01 ening 60 having diverging sidesinto Whichprojects 'adevice heating by combustion such as gas burner 6:3 mounted in anextension (id 01 the bracket 12. a gasevburner is used, the bore throughthe enlargement '50serves as a-il'ue tor the burning gas which dividesand spreads iDOPPO- site directions from the opening 66. a

Although the invention has been set 'i orth in connectionwith aparticular apparatus,

it should be understood that the invention is not'liinited in the scopeof its application to the particularapparatus shown and described.

Having thus described my invention,

In the Well 34 15 mounted a Wax feeding uneel which The heating 7 Sincethe heating unit is removed when What I claim and desire to secure byLetters Patent of the United Statesis:

1. In a burnish-ing machine 11 ring-"a rotary burnishing tool, a wax potcon'iprising a supply compartment tor solid was and a communicating ellfor liquidwan, a

disc-shaped feed Wheel mounted insaid-well,

means for rotating the "feed Wheel to apply liquid War; to the tool,means for heating thewaizpotito convey heat to the wax and to the Wheel,means for applying a flame to the rotatable Wheel at a point-thereonwhich is above-the wanpot and away from the toolto preheat the wheel,and means construci ed and arranged to limitthedepth V of liquid in theWax p'ot and conserve the excess supply of Wax.

Q. A machine -of the class described havingin combination, a rburnishingtool. a war: pot, a W '2; feeding wheel mountedin the wax 0t means forrotatin the Wheel means for heating the Wax pot to convey it toti-ien'arand to the Wheel; -and-a-u1-z ry heating means arranged todirecta 1 iltau e toward a constantly exposed part of .the feeding Wheel to allowits l'reerotation when the bulls of'the Wax in the Wan'pot is congealed.V i

in machine o'f the' class described, hav ing in c0inbination,-- aburnishingtool, a wax pot, a WZLX feeding member movably mounted in thewaxpot to supply Wax to the burnishinn' tool, and ineaiis't'or supplyingheat directly to the wax leading niember at a point above the wax tomelt the wax immediately surrouxiding the movable feeding membei quicklyto'loosenit from the congealed-Wax." 1

l; A inachine'ot'the classdescribed, hay

ing in combination, a burnishing tool, as 'main u'axi p ot havinga=transverse apertured partition, meansfor heating'the Wax pot toliquefy' thewax,:an auxiliary wax pot rorming a portion o't'saidpartition, and l an overflow pipe a lso forining a portion of saidpartition and terminating below the rim or" the main wazcpot tolimit thedepth oi? liquid wax;

5; In a machine of theclass described, a Wax pot having an openingconstructedand ar 'anged to 'rec'eive an electric heating device or toact as a flue and a second open- 111g arranged to receive device heatingby combustion and joined? to an intern'iediate portion oi the firstnamed l opening to allow the flame to spread.

In testimonr whereof I have signed my name to this specification.

JOHN F; srnunisn.

